I have taught for several years at De Anza College and have taught American History, Western Civilization and World History.

Phone: (408) 864-8524

Email: stevensmargaret@fhda.edu.

Office Location: F-21u

Office Hours: I prefer emails to my De Anza Address..

Requirements

Eligibility for EWRT 1A or ESL 5 is advised.

WARNING: this is a summer class, in which the same material will be covered in six week summer session from a regular 12 week quarter. Be sure you have the time required to do the reading required every week AND take the necessary quizzes and exam. Six weeks will flash by quickly and to be successful, students must stay on top of the material. Be prepared to spend ten to twelve hours per week to use and study course materials. See catalogue and schedule of classes for an exact determination of minimum hours per week based on course load and units. Read the text and other assigned reading as required and study materials, please see on-line guide including sample tests etc at http://www.myhistorylab.com.

FOR PRE-REGISTERED STUDENTS, COMPLETE THE ON-LINE ORIENTATION AND SUBMIT STUDENT INFORMATION FORM BY THURSDAY, July 5, 2012 at 5 PM. (On-line orientation may be found at http://distance.deanza.fhda.edu). Pre-registered students who do not complete the on-line orientation by the deadline will be dropped from this class. The instructor reserves the right to drop ANY student who has not completed the orientation. Ultimately, it is the student's responsibility to adhere to the drop deadlines in order to drop the class.

ADDS: Regardless if there are adds or not available for this class, adds are always at the discretion of the instructor. If there are spaces available the first week, on Tuesday, July 2nd I will send add codes to individuals who have signed up on my wait list. I will not take adds unless there is space so please be sure to sign up on the wait list.

It is a requirement of this course that you take the quizzes and the final exam at the scheduled times. Beginning summer 2012, there will no longer be any period where a grade of no record is available. Students must either drop during the "refund" period, or earn a W if they drop after the refund deadline

It is student's responsibility to drop this class.

Textbook

1.Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Meridians: Sources in World History, Volume A, De Anza Custom Edition, Pearson Publishing. Available at De Anza Bookstore or available at e book through Pearson Publishing, go to myhistorylab.com. E-text available on catalyst July 2nd when class begins.

Media Availability

Reliable access to the internet is required. It could cause you to miss a quiz or exam. There are no alternative dates.

Written Assignments

essay on exam questions.

Extra Credit

See orientation material

Exam Notes

Open book for exam.

Handouts

Syllabus is on-line only. Print out for your use and read carefully.

Final Grade

Grades will be posted on Catalyst.

You may access your final grade through my portal.

Additional Information

Staying in this course, and not doing any of the assignments will result in an F at the end of the quarter, please observe the drop deadline. Beginning summer 2012, there will no longer be any period where a grade of no record is available. Students must either drop during the "refund" period, or earn a W if they drop after the refund deadline

Testing / Grading

QUIZZES:

There will be weekly chapter quizzes, beginning the 2nd week two chapters will be covered and there two quizzes per week. NO alternative dates so please plan accordingly.

Each quiz will be worth 25 points. Quizzes will be objective in format. See on-line at Catalyst for times and dates. If you miss the quiz you will lose the points.

Total Quiz points= 250 points

EXAMS:

There will be one exam, a final exam. The final exam will consist of essay questions. Essay questions could be short in format or longer (covering more than one chapter).

Final Exam , given last week of classes covers Chapters 1-10 of text.

There will be NO alternative dates. Be prepared for the exam window when it opens.

Policy on Copying and Cheating:Students who submit the work of others as their own or cheat on exams or other assignments will receive a failing grade in the course and will be reported to college authorities.

Catalyst Information

This course utilizes Catalyst, De Anza's Online Learning Community. Please view the Catalyst website at https://catalyst.deanza.edu/ to login. Please note that you will be unable
to login until the first day of class. Be sure you are using your correct username and password - do not use your social security number or international "99" number. If you need help logging in or finding your
student ID, please view the short instructional video at: https://catalyst.deanza.edu/?pg=mod1. Additional instructions and assistance can be found on the Catalyst website.

Article Databases and Research Databases The library subscribes to several electronic databases which
provide access to thousands of full-text journals, newspapers, and magazine articles. Research databases
include: LEXIS NEXIS Academic, Encyclopedia Britannica Online and a Practice Test Database which contains
Nursing Exams, TOEFL Preparation, College Entrance Exams, and many more.

To use the article or research databases from an off campus computer, log in with your 14 digit library
number or eight digit student id number. These instructions are repeated on the first page of the library
website along with descriptions of all the online resources provided.